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A jury has found a former senior intelligence official in Canada’s national police force guilty of breaching the country’s secrets law. Jurors declared Cameron Jay Ortis guilty of three counts of violating the Security of Information Act and one count of attempting to do so. Ortis had pleaded not guilty to all charges, including violating the secrets law by revealing classified information to three individuals in 2015 and trying to do so in a fourth instance. He testified he offered secret m...

Cameron Ortis from RCMP convicted of violating Security of Information Act in one of Canada’s largest ever security breaches

OTTAWA — A jury has found former RCMP intelligence official Cameron Jay Ortis guilty of breaching Canada's secrets law.

OTTAWA — A lawyer for a former RCMP intelligence official charged with leaking secrets told a jury on Thursday that his client did not betray Canada, but acted on a "clear and grave threat.

Lawyer argues Cameron Ortis was a dedicated RCMP employee, not an enemy of Canada. Read trial update here.

Lawyer argues Cameron Ortis was a dedicated RCMP employee, not an enemy of Canada. Read trial update here.

OTTAWA — A company that provides encrypted email service is disputing a former RCMP official's claim that it secretly worked on behalf of an intelligence agency.

OTTAWA - A company that provides encrypted email service is disputing a former RCMP official's claim that it secretly worked on behalf of an intelligence agency.

Crown prosecutors have spent the past five weeks laying out their case against Cameron Ortis. The former high-ranking RCMP intelligence official has also started to tell his side of the story. Here are some of the standout moments of the trial so far.

"He protected Canada from serious and imminent threats," Ertel said.